What if we could listen to Prince Xiao Qi's thoughts about his beautiful wife, A'Wu? His fears, his doubts on a love story that didn't exactly started as he has wished?
Dedicated to the great Chinese show, The Rebel Princess, adapted from the book t...
Even though she's a total stranger to me, I miss her. It's been three months since we got married and I should behave like that had never happened, move on, living like I had always lived. But it didn't. And I know I'm missing precious time to get to know her... Each day passes by, Wang Xuan's resentfulness grows day by day... I may never get the chance to get her forgiveness but it's a risk I have to take, even though it hurts me to be away from her.
One of my men goes to the capital, quite often to bring her gifts... silly things I know a woman, hurt in her pride would never value, still I think of her and I want her to know I do. Pearls, silks, you name it... She never received them in person, sending her maids, instead, to the gates of my own palace.
She's hurt. The Princess Consort is hurt and I must respect her pain... I left her on our wedding night. I abandoned her and that is considered and humiliation to the bride. But I had to do it. I couldn't stay... If I'd stay I'd have to consummate our marriage and that I could never force her to do. Maybe she thinks I'm a coward for leaving her behind... or an irresponsible, but I respect her too much to impose my presence to her. I think a man and a woman should lay down when they share mutual feelings, which, on her side, do not exist.
I try to be focused my days and nights, organizing the military parade I was asked to but her scent haunts me everywhere... Sometimes, I imagine what will happen the next time I see her...
I feel like breaking Helan Zhen's head in two! If I see him I will crash his skull... How dare he?! Taking my wife?! My Consort? My Princess?
He must be aware she's intact; he must have known our marriage is a façade but I also know he loathes me more than any other person in the world. And I know he's keeping her captive because he wants to avenge his mother and his sister... I must think fast... I must clear my head from any thoughts about him molesting my Princess, touching her anyway, hurting her...
- General! What do we do? What do we do?
My men ask for a quick solution to the case but I must be careful... It's not just my life at stake, anymore, it's the life of a Princess, delicate and precious, being used by this animal to get to me.
- We will do as planned... We must protect the Lady at all cost. Tomorrow, each of you will have to have an extra pair of eyes, because we know Helan Zhen is up to something! We will get our Princess tomorrow and that bastard will have his lesson!
I'm counting the seconds to reach her. I can only rush my horse, after Helan Zhen and my Princess. I could have saved her, back at the parade but, somehow, Helan seems to want to drag me out, to some place, alone, probably for a duel. I can see them, from a distance, in front of me...
I realise we are entering the canyon, now and I understand were he's taking me. This guy is so predictable. I hide my horse and give them some minutes... I am not close to them, even though they can't see me... My wife is pale as the moon, I can tell she didn't get much to eat the past days and I try to assess her state of mind but I just can't.
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